Sir Angus Farquharson of Finzean

Sir Angus Durie Miller Farquharson of Finzean KCVO OBE CStJ DL (27 March 1935 – 10 January 2018) was a British pioneer in sustainable rural community development, and Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire from 1998 to 2010.

He was awarded the honour of OBE in 1995 for services to forestry and the community in Aberdeenshire, and upon his retirement as Lord-Lieutenant in 2010 was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

From 2006, Sir Angus was a Director of the Scottish Traditional Skills Training Centre.

[1] Born Angus Roderick Durie Miller, Sir Angus adopted the surname of Farquharson in 1961 upon his marriage to Alison Mary Farquharson of Finzean, daughter of W. M. Farquharson-Lang CBE, the 14th Laird of Finzean.

The couple had two sons and one daughter and resided on the Finzean Estate in Aberdeenshire.